As the Dakar comes to a close, hat-tip to Laia Sanz, the only female motorcycle rider to make it to the finish, with a very enviable 16th place. In the category of motorcycles without assistance, Dutchman Robert van Pelt is in the lead ahead of South African Brett Cummings and fellow Batavian Jan Bastiaan Nijen Twilhaar. Finally, another Dutchman sits at the top of the rookie classification, as Henricus Vogels leads Chile's Cristian Naser Colombo and Frenchman Xavier de Soultrait.